Preparing for Medical Laser Hair Removal. Some words of advice from Hairaway Canada.

Medical laser hair removal is definitely more than just simply zapping away unwanted hair. It is a medical procedure that requires training and a lot of experience to perform.  

Before getting hair removal, we recommend that prospects should thoroughly check the credentials of the facility and the personnel performing the procedure. Unfortunately in Ontario, hair removal, is an unregulated industry and anyone, literally, anyone can get their hands on any type of light and heat generating devices, some as weak as some pulsed light systems and perform the procedure; at times with serious consequences for the unsuspecting prospect. Fortunately, barriers to entry for service providers with medical lasers are quiet high. The costs of purchasing a top of the line medical laser, like those used at Hairaway Canada are in excess of $200,000. 

Ensure that facility operates and functions like a medical clinic. Go and have a look. See if they are clean. That their consultations and documentation are all medical in nature. That the devices they are using are indeed medical lasers and not just the run of the mill pulsed light systems commonly used at beauty salons, spas and non specialist clinics and that the operators have been medically trained and have a minimum of 10 years experience. Make sure they prove to you that they know what they are talking about and know the procedure and have thoroughly explained everything to you. Do not submit yourself to the hands of an unskilled operator. You are liable to suffer the consequences of this. 

If you are planning on undergoing laser hair removal, you should limit plucking and waxing for six weeks before treatment. That's because the laser targets the hairs' roots, which are temporarily removed by waxing or plucking. Believe it or not that shaving is ok! You must, and this is a must, avoid sun exposure for six weeks before and after treatment. Sun exposure makes laser hair removal less effective and makes complications after treatment more likely.